A DETERMINED mum who claims she was sold a faulty car has spent four days staging a one-woman protest outside a Paisley showroom in a bid to get her money back.

Ann Gray, 49, has been bringing along her own chair and wrapping herself up in a blanket to stay warm as she arms herself with a placard to protest against Macklin Motors.

Passing drivers have been tooting their car horns in support of Ann as she sits by the roadside at the Phoenix Retail Park.

The former shop worker claims the black Vauxhall Astra SRI she paid £6,285 for from Macklin Motors in December last year has faulty lights.

She told the Paisley Daily Express that, despite efforts to fix the problem, the lights on her 08 plate car – including those in the dashboard – continue to flicker on and off at various intervals while driving.

Now the mum-of-one wants garage bosses to take the car back and give her a cash refund – and has vowed to keep turning up at Macklin Motors EVERY DAY to continue her protest until she is successful.

Ann said: “My husband and son think I’m mad for doing this and part of me agrees with them but I believe I have been treated unfairly and I have every right to protest.

“I’ve had enough of being mucked about, so I’m digging my heels in until justice is done.

“It’s been four days now and I plan to be back and keep coming back until the company give me a refund.”

Ann said she first noticed the flickering lights problem shortly after buying the car.

And, when she was left unsatisfied with the garage’s efforts to fix the problem, she tracked down the car’s previous owner to get more details about its history.

Ann, who worked as a shop assistant at the Focus DIY store in Paisley for 11 years but is now unemployed, added: “I managed to get as far back as the original owner and, apparently, the car had an issue with its lights from day one but it has just been sold on instead of that problem being dealt with properly.

“In any other industry, if a customer is sold faulty goods, you have the right to a refund but those rules don’t seem to apply to the car industry.

“I’ve taken up my case with trading standards and, while I’m waiting to hear back from them, I’m going to continue to stage my protests outside Macklin Motors.

“I’m a reasonable woman and I’d accept £6,000 now that the car is a few months older than when I bought it – but I’m not settling for anything less than a refund.”

A spokeswoman for the dealership said: “We are disappointed that despite our very best efforts to resolve this matter the customer has taken this course of action.

“The car has been rigorously checked by two dedicated independent Vauxhall specialist centres and no faults have been found. We have made what we believe to be an extremely fair offer to the customer and we still hope to reach an amicable resolution.”